Noun Definition

country

1.Definition: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

"It was a mountainous area", "Bible country"

Related Noun(s):area

Category: Places

2.Definition: a politically organized body of people under a single government

"The state has elected a new president", "African nations", "Students who had come to the nation's capitol", "The country's largest manufacturer", "An industrialized land"

Related Noun(s):commonwealth, land, nation, state

Category: General

3.Definition: an area outside of cities and towns

"His poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

Related Noun(s):rural area

Category: Places

4.Definition: the people who live in a nation or country

"A statement that sums up the nation's mood", "The news was announced to the nation", "The whole country worshipped him"

Related Noun(s):land, nation

Category: General

5.Definition: the territory occupied by a nation

Related Noun(s):land, state

Category: Places